Dec 9, 2024 · Agriculture includes such forms of cultivation as hydroponics and aquaculture. Both involve farming in water. Hydroponics is the science of growing plants in nutrient solutions. Just one …

Dec 9, 2024 · Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock. It includes preparing plant and animal products for people to use and sell.

Dec 9, 2024 · Winnowing is the process of removing the grain from the chaff. Combine harvesters help farmers expand the amount of grains they can harvest by combining three activities into one.

Dec 9, 2024 · The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says 33 percent of arable land on Earth is used to produce food for livestock. This limits the production of crops for human consumption, …

Feb 4, 2026 · Worldwide, 70% of the freshwater that people use goes to agriculture. Much of this water is used for irrigation, or the process of watering crops through pipes, canals and sprinklers. Irrigation …

May 30, 2025 · A rainforest is an area of tall trees that receives a high amount of rainfall.

Jan 5, 2024 · The difficult, annual process of shearing sheep is a symbol of Australian livestock culture. A shearing team or company usually moves from ranch to ranch with specialized shearing equipment …

Jun 4, 2025 · This process is known as desertification. Desertification is occurring in the Sahel for a variety of reasons, with the increasing temperatures associated with climate change being a primary …

Oct 19, 2023 · From its origins during the Neolithic era, to its cultivation at Mesopotamia, on through the Bronze Age, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and beyond, the evolution of agriculture has …

Oct 20, 2025 · Using this process, scientists created a type of genetically modified corn called Bt corn, available since 1996. A type of soil bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis) secretes Bt toxin, which is toxic to …